DJ Jazzy Jeff came to the defense of Will Smith at Dorian's Through The Record Shop in Chicago, last week, following the infamous Oscars slap involving Chris Rock. Jeff was a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince and also appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
"Don't get it twisted that it was something he was proud of. It was a lapse in judgment, you know?" he said in a clip shared on Instagram.
Jeff continued: "I think the thing that I've realized is I don't know too many people that has had the least amount of lapse of judgment than him. I can name 50 times that he should've smacked the s--- out of somebody and he didn't. So for him to have a lapse in judgment, he's human. And I think a lot of the criticism comes from the people who don't think people like that are human."
After Smith slapped Rock for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the King Richard star was banned from the Academy Awards for a period of 10 years.
Many supporters of Smith's have come out to say that the penalty is far too severe, including 50 Cent.
Check out Jeff's defense of Smith below.
